Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Charles Antoine Lemaire
Charles Antoine Lemaire

Charles Antoine Lemaire

French, 1800-1871
Follow

Charles Antoine Lemaire, was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae.

Born the son of Antoine Charles Lemaire and Marie Jeanne Davio, he had an excellent early education, and acquired the reputation of being an outstanding scholar. He studied at the University of Paris and was appointed as Professor of Classical Literature there. At some stage his botanical interest was sparked and developed by his association with M. Neumann, horticulturist at the Museum of Natural History.

He worked for some time as an assistant to M. Mathieu, at a nursery in Paris, building up a collection of Cactaceae, a group to which he would devote almost all of his life. In 1835, M. Cousin, a Parisian publisher, started a gardening journal and requested that he be its editor. For a number of years, he remained editor of Jardin Fleuriste and L'Horticulteur Universel, contributing greatly to the content. During this period his principal artist was Jean-Christophe Heyland (1792-1866). In 1845 Lemaire moved to Ghent as editor of the journal Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, started by Louis van Houtte. In 1854 he turned to editing L'Illustration Horticole, also in Ghent and owned by Ambroise Verschaffelt, and stayed there until 1870 when he returned to Paris where he died in June 1871.

In addition to his enormous contributions to the journals he edited, Lemaire also published numerous papers on the Cactaceae and succulents. Some of these are Cactearum aliquot novarum (1838); Cactearum genera nova speciesque novae (1839); Iconographie descriptive des Cactées (1841–1847); and Les plantes grasses (1869). One of the notable genera he named was Schlumbergera which contains the well-known Christmas Cactus. He never published a major work on the Cactaceae, despite having collected all the material and a wealth of experience. He always lived in semi-poverty and never attracted the attention of a wealthy sponsor.

515 items

Show 30 50 70
Maxillaria grandiflora

Maxillaria grandiflora (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Odontoglossum maxillare

Odontoglossum maxillare (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Pitcairnia aphelandræflora

Pitcairnia aphelandræflora (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Rhododendrum Comte de Gomer

Rhododendrum Comte de Gomer (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Rhododendrum formosum

Rhododendrum formosum (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Rose Duchesse de Médina-Céli

Rose Duchesse de Médina-Céli (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Rose Madame Furtardo

Rose Madame Furtardo (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Sisyrichium multiflorum

Sisyrichium multiflorum (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Smilax longifolia, fol. variegata

Smilax longifolia, fol. variegata (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Stanhopea radiosa

Stanhopea radiosa (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Stenogastra concinna J.D. Hook

Stenogastra concinna J.D. Hook (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Swainsona lessertiaefolia

Swainsona lessertiaefolia (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Tacsonia Van Volxemii

Tacsonia Van Volxemii (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Zygopetalum (§ Warscewiczella) marginatum

Zygopetalum (§ Warscewiczella) marginatum (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Iconographie descriptive des cactées Pl.05

Iconographie descriptive des cactées Pl.05 (1841-1847)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Achyranthes Verschaffeltii

Achyranthes Verschaffeltii (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Agave Verschaffelti

Agave Verschaffelti (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Allamanda Hendersoni

Allamanda Hendersoni (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Alberti

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Alberti (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Aristolochia floribunda

Aristolochia floribunda (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Azalea magnifica

Azalea magnifica (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Begonia imperialis (var. smaragdina)

Begonia imperialis (var. smaragdina) (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Blandfordia Cunninghamii

Blandfordia Cunninghamii (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Caladium mirabile

Caladium mirabile (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Camellia Contessa Tozzoni

Camellia Contessa Tozzoni (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Camellia japonica, sesanqua

Camellia japonica, sesanqua (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Camellia tricolor imbricata plena

Camellia tricolor imbricata plena (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Catasetum trimerochilum

Catasetum trimerochilum (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Ceanothus floribundus

Ceanothus floribundus (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
Chrysanthèmes d’automne.

Chrysanthèmes d’automne. (1854-1896)

Charles Antoine Lemaire (French, 1800-1871)
Botanical
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • →

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects. .
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro